Liberia country and climate development report
This Country Climate and Development Report (CCDR) examines Liberia’s development trajectory through the lens of the country’s vulnerability to climate change. It identifies Liberia’s development risks
Liberia
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BRAC Conducts Agriculture Disaster Risk Assessment
BRAC-Liberia has conducted an ‘Agriculture Disaster Risk and Vulnerable Assessment’ (DRVA) in Bong, Montserrado, Bomi, Margibi, Grand Cape Mount and Grand Bassa counties. The assessment, according to
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Liberia: U.S.$7 Million Wateraid Project for Liberia, Sierra Leone
1.1 million Liberians and 2.4 million Sierra Leoneans endure scarcity of safe drinking water. WaterAid, a non-profit organization, has launched a US$7 million project to provide water to targeted communities
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Gas Station Contaminating Drinking Water With Fuel
Monrovia – Consumers of City Life mineral water have expressed concerns over the production and sale of the water in the proximity of a filling station. Omaru Filling Station in Duala, Bushrod Island
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Exposure patterns driving Ebola transmission in West Africa: A retrospective observational study
<p>The ongoing West African Ebola epidemic began in December 2013 in Guinea, probably from a single zoonotic introduction. As a result of ineffective initial control efforts, an Ebola outbreak of unprecedented
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The evolution of Ebola virus: Insights from the 2013–2016 epidemic
<p>The 2013–2016 epidemic of Ebola virus disease in West Africa was of unprecedented magnitude and changed our perspective on this lethal but sporadically emerging virus. This outbreak also marked
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Proposed sale of timber from palm oil concession sparks alarm in Liberia
A move by Liberia to open up oil palm concessions to the timber market is riling conservationists who say this could give logging companies a big loophole around forest protection regulations. In July,
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Safe workers save lives
<p>A study of the World Bank Group indicated that “as of May 2015, 0.11% of Liberia’s entire general population had died due to Ebola, as compared with 8.07% of its health workers, defined
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Liberia: Geologists Allays Liberia Earthquake Fears After 7.1 Magnitude Hits Coast
Monrovia — An earthquake of 7.1 magnitude on the Richter scale with depth of 10km on Monday occurred 1050 km west off the coast of Monrovia. According to the Earth Chronicles website, the epicenter
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Liberia: Ministry of Lands, Mines Launches U.S.$550 Milion Rural Energy Master Plan
Monrovia — The Ministry of Lands, Mines and Energy in efforts to enhance the strength of the Liberia Electricity Cooperation (LEC) has launched a program codename, 'Growing the National Grid Program' (GTG).
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Liberia: 'Last Well' to Unveil Delivery of Safe Drinking Water for All By 2020
The Last Well, the American non-governmental Christian organization from Rockwall, Texas, in the United States that is determined to provide safe drinking water throughout Liberia by the year 2020 will